Iranian women were banned from the national soccer stadium and all live soccer games for more than 40 years. A new ESPN 30 for 30 podcast called 'Pink Card' follows three generations of women defying the ban.
6:58
OLIAEE: As soon as [former Supreme Leader Ruhollah] Khomeini came into power, basically, all of their legal rights started being stripped one by one. And by 1981, every woman was fully veiled. They went from very Parisian-like outfits, short miniskirts. My mom said she was protesting in a miniskirt in ‘79 as a freshman in college. And it went from that to full, thick black pants, long-sleeved shirts and a full hijab or chador by the time we get to 1981.
But by the '90s, and this critical game that actually happens that we describe in the series, it's a World Cup qualifying match between Australia and Iran. The entire country explodes with joy and women are part of it. So it's the first time in the '90s that you see women do things that are illegal for them to do and they break into Azadi Stadium and rip off their hijabs.
LIPOF. There are so many ways to tell a story. You know this. Why did you feel it was important to share your own personal experience? Iranian football supporters arrive with vuvuzelas and dressed in their national team's colours and paraphernalia outside Azadi stadium in the capital Tehran on June 20, 2018, to attend a screening of the Russia 2018 World Cup Group B football match between Iran and Spain.So with that, the sound of joy. And all three generations of women that I interviewed who basically defied the regime, defied death in order to even speak about what had been happening the last 20 years.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Ukraine shoots down nearly 90 Iranian-made drones in two days: Zelensky'Instead of New Year's fireworks. Russia launched 45 Iranian-made kamikaze drones at Ukraine throughout New Year's Eve,' said Ukraine's Defense Ministry.
Read more »
Iranian chess player was warned not to return to Iran after competing without hijab -sourceAn Iranian chess player arrived in Spain on Tuesday after receiving what a source close to her said were warnings not to return to Iran for competing without a hijab at an international tournament in Kazakhstan.
Read more »
Zelenskyy warns Russia planning ‘prolonged’ attack with Iranian Shahed dronesUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that Kyiv has gained intelligence that Russia is planning a 'prolonged' attack using Iranian supplied Shahed drones.
Read more »
Russia launches more than 80 Iranian drones at Ukraine to start 2023The Russian military launched more than 80 Iranian-made Shahed drones at Ukrainian targets since the new year commenced, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said late Monday, and he warned that this could be a 'prolonged attack.'
Read more »
Biden’s Midterm Foreign Policy Report CardOPINION | A sober look at how Biden’s foreign policy has played out since Jan. 20, 2021, reveals a president who has improved the United States’ international standing in almost every metric, after the four-year calamity that was Donald Trump’s term.
Read more »
49ers report card: Brock Purdy, offense keep pace with Raiders just long enoughHere is how the 49ers graded after needing overtime to win Sunday’s first trip to the Las Vegas Raiders.
Read more »